request_key.2: Clarify that search of keyring tree is breadth-first

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-10-21 13:26:15 +02:00
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@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ other process will be searched next,
using that other process's user ID, group ID,
supplementary group IDs, and security context to control access.
.P
The keys in each keyring searched are checked for a match before any child
The search of the keyring tree is breadth-first:
the keys in each keyring searched are checked for a match before any child
keyrings are recursed into.
Only keys that are
.B searchable